The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-16
Tax I'm iONS LUNACY CASE
CONTINUES, WITH The CRAZY
WOMAN on The STAND.
Some Fine Specimens OF Her IntelIi.
gence brought 0ut-She Amuses
the Eager Listeners.

Haid that when she gave up her bath
room to the servants, her husband
threatened to put her into a lunstic
asylum. This frighterei her, for che
saw by his manner that he meant
what he said. When her husband
| wsDt away that morning che sent at
once for James Lowndes, a lawyer.
Size told him Of the circumstances re-
latipg to her husbands correspondence
with the Phil 4delphia women, and
then placed the papers in his hands.
81 told him." said TIE witness, that
II were mad or dead, or put in a
lunatic ssy un, at he would have to
vindioste mo before the world and
put ont these letters to show why l
was confined"
When her husband came home she
told HIM what she bad done. He did
not cay anything, bu pulled his nous
tsChe vigorou sly. iGreat laughter
Subsequently her husband told her ne
wanted her TO use tho,e letters TO get a
divorce. She told him she would do
nothing as long as his mother lived to
| give her sorrow. He then ordered her
| to get a divorce, and ehe said she
wo1ld. Hs said he would give her
| the house on Vermont avenue, which
was already as much hers SO his, and
promised her number of other things
which were already hers. Ca one &C.
casion, continued the witness, Dr..
Sims called on me, bringing that man
DIR Kempster -conf1und him; wei,
won't say it, hut 1t Is through him that
Mr.. luminous has go' into this mess.
Either that, or Mr.. Enmons is insane
himself"
This was too much for the gravity
of the audience, aud another laugh
broke out
"Abous the thermometer story"
the witness said, II had IL for long
time, end was very sorry when it was
broken, for used to put it out Of the
window to zee how cold II WAS, and
thus catch Gen. Hxen." Great
laughter greeted this sally, the Mar.
shall laughing 80 hard that he could
not rap for order for some time)
Speaking Of the Cprst child Incl
dent, she said the little colored boy
Arnold came to where she was sitting
aud asked when she was going to
| light the tree. She took the CHILD upon
her lap, aud then this Kempser began
asking her foolish questions. Sac told
b m about the CHRISTMAS tree and the
German iabe about the Chris child,
He said: Glow can you endure 10 be
fond Of little niggsrP" Sc said this
child rave me much. This ia my lit
tie Christ child. 1t caves me much.
Then commenced to bluff the stupid
man. He hadn't wit enough 10 un.
derstand. He didn't even ask me
VITA meant. He just took 1t all in"
She continued: "Tnat child did save
much, and l knew 1t when 1 cad ii.
Because, If wanted anything, he
would trot down stairs and tell his
mother. He saved Inc in labor; saved
me in work. said 1t WIS my Christ
mas child, for got the ChriItmas tree
up on his aoc)unt, and made him so
exc asa for having the tree" Here
Mrs. Emmons looked straight at Mr..
Garrett and asked: "D1es the black
rub of from a clean negro childP'
Then she went on: "You said yes, by
nodding your head. Does it2 l FAY
il doe not 1 would like to know
when people are dead and have laid
OF their skins, whether it maSes any
d fisrpncs to God whether tn sir skins
are black or whittier"
go ahead" said Mr.. Garnet, i'm
patiently.
CHATS a question" said M. En-.
none, tia ought to be answered by
n Bostonian."
The witness said that Mr.. Emmons
had come to her house after the legal
! separation, as she supposed it was.
Hs used to come to the basement door,
and she told him that il he came there
he must come to the ffoJt door like
others ami seRd her card. He did
not 6tly all mig &. because she would
not let him. he came there and re-
ma ned lab. When she spoke s. him
he said: II ia la'e now, and | do not
wat TO be SEQ going out" l said
he could not stay; it would not b,
a proper thing He ta,d: "No, he
cou d not 60" 1 said, Very well; l
will 20 T. a hot l." He lcckel the
do and | cal ID up the servants. He
esid to them, ID mt let her go out"
/ suppose was in ane, hen. Which
was the mos insanep l, who WIS in
my own house; or be, who pushed his
way In there2 / took the key from
him and unlocked the door.
"Did he gop" asked Mr.. Garnett.
Eyes, he went" SAID she, with
laugh.
Mrs. Emmons then sarcastically de.
tclibed her hui bands Boi,itud about
her trip 10 b oomingdAle, and cen.
| lAI oh
eddy druRg d with whisky, 80 that it
was comparatively essyt & her iutl
b. eninRda 0 Asylum, Her touching
description of her struggles aad pro-
tets sgsinst conhno nent made deep
impression up n the audience.
Mr. LAMAR AND BRIDE IN WASHINGTON.
Seer stary Lsmsr and his bride ar
rived ftom the south at $3.50 o'clock,
and were ut once driven 10 their resi-
dence, No. 1916 N street, Northwest,
where they were received by Mr.. aud
Mrs. L. @ O Lamar, it,, and Miss La
mar. At 10 o'clock the Secretary was
driven to his office, whore he rem aimed
an hour looking over his official mail,
and then called upon the President.
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS.
The Senate Special Committee ON
Centennial Celebrations held a meet
ing today and decided with reference
to the centennial Of the pronunciation
of thelc institution that the celebTa-
ton shall consist of an address aud
some civic and military displays, the
details Of which are 10 be settled here
after. With respect to the tour hun
dredth anniversary Of the discovery OF
Americe, It was decided to recommend
that a lot committee OF the two
Ho lses De Used to take the subj c.
OF an appropriate celebration in 1892
into consideration.